IOS 16

iOS 16

Version of the iOS operating system
iOS 16 home screen on an iPhone 14 Pro
Developer	Apple
General availability	September 12, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-09-12)
Latest release	16.7.11[1] (March 31, 2025; 16 days ago (2025-03-31)) [±]
Available in	41 languages[2]
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
License	Proprietary software with open-source components
Preceded by	iOS 15
Succeeded by	iOS 17
Official website	iOS 16 at the Wayback Machine (archived August 2, 2023)
Tagline	Personal is powerful.
Support status
Receiving security updates for phones that cannot be updated to iOS 17 or later. Drops support for all devices with A9/A10 Fusion chips, including iPhone 6s/6s Plus, iPhone SE (1st generation), iPhone 7/7 Plus, and iPod Touch (7th generation). Widespread third-party app support.
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iPadOS 16 (derivative for iPad)

iOS 16 is the sixteenth major release of Apple's iOS mobile operating system for the iPhone. It is the successor of iOS 15, and was announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 6, 2022, alongside iPadOS 16,^[3] and released on September 12, 2022. It was succeeded by iOS 17 on September 18, 2023.

It is the first iOS release since iPhone OS 1.0.2 to be exclusive to iPhones, as it drops support for the seventh-generation iPod Touch. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, iPhone 6s and 6s Plus, and first-generation iPhone SE would also be dropped. It is also the final iOS release to support the iPhone 8 and 8 Plus and iPhone X, as iOS 17 dropped support for these iPhones in 2023.^[4]